Feet sweat and smell, what should I do? This is a rather delicate and intimate question that is embarrassing to ask people you know and even doctors. It is a problem not only for men, but also for many women. The problem of excessive sweating should not be ignored, because it may indicate the presence of serious he alth problems, including vegetovascular dystonia, tuberculosis, and so on.
If your feet sweat a lot and smell, then this is a reason to contact a doctor as soon as possible, who will prescribe an examination. In this article, we propose to learn how to deal with the problem until the cause itself is eliminated.
Why do my feet sweat and smell?
We have already said that excessive sweating can signal the presence of any disease. But the most common factors leading tofoot odor are as follows:
- poor personal hygiene;
- lack of trace elements and vitamins;
- improper and unbalanced diet, frequent consumption of unhe althy foods;
- overweight;
- "wrong" shoes and clothing made from synthetic materials;
- excessive exercise;
- moral fatigue, stress;
- heredity;
- certain chronic diseases such as metabolic disorders;
- bad habits.
So, whatever the cause, the problem remains. If your feet sweat a lot and smell, what should I do? First, you should understand the visible causes, eliminate them (if possible), and then fight the unpleasant odor.
Hygiene
To keep your feet from sweating and smelling, do the following every day:
- Wash your feet only in cool water at least 2 times a day.
- Use soap that has antibacterial or deodorizing properties to clean your skin.
- If your feet are already sweaty in some socks, then take them off, put on fresh ones (you can carry a spare pair with you to work).
- Treat your heels with a pumice stone at least once a week, it removes hardened dead skin, which is an excellent breeding ground for bacteria (their vital activity gives rise to an unpleasant odor).
- Use a deodorant, suitable not only for the legs, but also the usual one. Spray directly onto feet after washing.
Shoes
Clothes for legs also need to be chosen and worn correctly! Do not forget that you are in shoes for most of the day! Do not spare money, buy only those shoes that are made from natural materials. Synthetic, leatherette - this is not only the complete absence of the ability to breathe for the legs, but also its own specific smell!
Insoles also choose carefully, it is advisable to take those made of leather or cotton fabric. Are your feet sweaty and smelly? Then buy insoles that absorb moisture and odors.
Shoes should be washed at least once a week. Insoles, like socks, are changed every day! After wearing them, wash, dry, store in a ventilated area or in a drawer, but with air access.
All of the above applies to socks.
To treat excessive sweating and eliminate unpleasant odors, there are a lot of folk remedies. Do your feet sweat and smell? Use one or more prescriptions to combat the problem. Below is a description of the funds.
Powders
To keep your feet from sweating and smelling, use powder. This tool absorbs moisture, prevents waterlogging of the feet, thereby preventing the growth of fungi. Use powders immediately after washing and drying your feet. The best are considered funds made from:
- talc;
- cornstarch;
- potato starch;
- boric acid (crystals crushed to powder);
- alum;
- crushed oak bark.
When it comes to powders made from boric acid and oak bark, many doctors recommend using these, as they not only absorb excess moisture, but also have a healing effect, reducing sweating.
Baths of herbal decoctions
You can use both contrasting and just warm foot baths. But decoctions for both cases are used different.
Contrast Baths:
- Mix equal parts oak bark, medicinal initial, oat straw, walnut leaves.
- Bring a large handful of the collection with a liter of boiling water, put on a slow fire, cook for 10 minutes.
- Divide the broth into two parts, pour into different basins. Add hot water to one so that the skin does not burn, add cold water to the other.
- Keep your legs first in one pelvis, then in the other, for 30-60 seconds. The total treatment time is 10-15 minutes.
Warm baths:
- Mix equal parts birch and oak bark, put a handful in an enamel bowl.
- Pour a liter of boiling water, cook for 10 minutes.
- Dilute with cold water so that the decoction is pleasant in temperature for the skin (warm, slightly hot).
- Dip your legs into the pelvis, hold them like this for 15 minutes.
After both types of baths, you need to wipe your feet dry, use powder. Baths can be taken every day.
Baths with manganese
This is also a very productive tool that is used toreduce sweating of the feet and eliminate unpleasant odors from them. If you take baths with manganese every day, then over time you will notice that your feet sweat much less:
- Pour cool water into the basin, but not cold, the skin should be comfortable.
- Add some manganese, the solution should have a slightly pink tint.
- Dip your feet in water for 20 minutes.
- Dry with a towel, then use any powder.
S alt and soda
If your feet sweat a lot and smell, be sure to use this method. There may be some discomfort here, but if you endure just a week, and sweating will return to normal, the smell will be much weaker, and with proper hygiene, you will forget about it altogether.
- In the evening, prepare a foot bath with a strong s alt solution: use 5 tablespoons per liter of water. Soak your feet in water for 5-7 minutes, while washing them with your hands, rubbing.
- Wipe dry, then apply baking soda between your fingers, rub your feet well.
- You will need to put a bandage on your legs to keep the soda from shedding.
- Keep the bandage on all night, wash your feet in warm water in the morning, treat with powder.
This way of getting rid of excessive sweating and smell of feet is unacceptable if there are wounds and scratches on the limbs, it will be very painful! If you belong to this group of people, then try the following method.
Beer baths
This method eliminatesproblems are not as fast as the first, but it suits absolutely everyone, even if there are wounds on the skin. You need to take beer baths for one month every day. If during this time the situation does not change much, then continue the course for as long as necessary.
- Pour two liters of warm water into a basin, add half a liter of beer of any kind.
- Dip your feet, hold them for at least 15 minutes, you must wait until the water has completely cooled.
Egg-oil ointment
The tool is very good, effective, pleasant to use and cheap! Ingredients for cooking can be found in everyone's refrigerator:
- Crack one chicken egg into a bowl, add a tablespoon of sunflower oil.
- Beat the ingredients with a whisk or a blender, you should get a consistency reminiscent of mayonnaise.
- Wash your feet or hold them in any of the baths, the recipes of which we have prescribed in the article. Dry, then apply the prepared ointment. Apply thoroughly between the toes and the sole. Do not rub, but apply so that a layer of ointment remains.
- Raise your legs up, wait for the product to dry. Then put on soft cotton or terry socks, or make comfortable bandages so that the product does not smear.
- Keep all night, wash your feet with soap in the morning.
Birch buds
From this product we will prepare an alcohol tincture, which will need to be wiped well three times a day. The product has antiseptic and anti-inflammatorymeans, quickly copes not only with sweating and unpleasant odor, but also with swelling of the legs, fatigue. It is recommended to use such rubbing for people who work on their feet all day.
- Place five tablespoons of dry or fresh birch buds in a jar of more than half a liter.
- Pour raw materials with half a liter of good vodka, you can also use medical alcohol.
- Close the jar, put it in the refrigerator for 10 days.
- The remedy after infusion can be filtered or left as is.
- Apply the tincture on a cotton pad, carefully treat the feet, between the toes, the sole.
- Socks and shoes should only be worn when the feet are completely dry.
Tea
Feet sweat and smell. What to do? In this case, it is recommended to use strong black tea every evening. This drink not only invigorates, improves mood and he alth, but is also used as a foot bath. Tea has antimicrobial, antibacterial properties, normalizes the work of sweat glands!
- Wash your feet well in the evening.
- In a liter of boiling water, brew 5 bags of black tea (you can use 5 teaspoons of tea leaves).
- After 10 minutes, add some cold water so that the skin of your feet can withstand the dive without being burned!
- Place your feet in the bath, keep them there for 30 minutes.
Just as in all previous cases, do not wash the limbs, dry them, use powder.
Deodorant and cling film
You cancarry out the procedure at any time of the day and in the evening, every day for two weeks. During this time, your feet will sweat less, and the unpleasant smell will completely disappear. Further, in order not to encounter a problem again, it will be necessary to carry out procedures twice a week.
- Wash your feet well. Next, apply vodka or alcohol to a cotton pad, wipe your feet well, paying special attention to the areas between the fingers.
- Once the alcohol has evaporated, spray a good deodorant/antiperspirant onto your feet, again focusing on the areas between your toes. Wrap your legs in cling film so there are no holes left.
- Put on warm socks, or wrap your feet in a blanket. After 30 minutes, you need to go to the bathroom, rinse them with cold water.
Vinegar
To prevent feet from sweating and smelling, since ancient times people have been using vinegar to prepare baths. This method is absolutely not suitable for people whose skin on their legs is cracked, there are calluses, any scratches, even the smallest ones! Vinegar, although highly diluted with water, can corrode an already injured epidermis, and this part will take a long time to heal.
Baths twice a week:
- Pour warm water into the basin;
- add table vinegar (9%) with the calculation of half a glass per liter of water;
- soak your feet in the solution for 15 minutes.
Baths for every day:
- Pour warm water into the basin;
- add 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar per liter of water;
- keep your feet in the solution for 10 minutes.
The second option is suitable for those whose feet sweat and smell very strong. After the baths, they need to be rinsed in cold water, dried, treated with powder.
Conclusion
It's hard to visit when your feet are sweating, your shoes smell. What to do with it - fight or bashfully hide your legs under a chair? It's up to you to decide. But experts recommend using the described methods, and soon there will simply be no problem.
Remember, you fix the problem, but you also need to get rid of the reasons why the limbs sweat a lot. So that your feet do not sweat and do not smell, you need to follow the diet, do not forget about this too.
